I'm Quitting Day 1

[Weedsta]

Congratulations on a huge milestone today!

Life gets so much better from here dude. Take some time today to reflect on your past 100 days of winning! You've earned a nicotine free celebration!thx

Thx brother for the kind words...not back to obscurity for me...lol

[Rawls]

"I am looking for support and to support others as I make this my new norm and never touch the stuff again. Looking forward to the journey! "

Great start sir on the journey.
Congrats on HOF!
I quit with you today.
Rawls 886

[CavMan83]

Well done, friend. VERY well done! Just remember you're not cured.....you are merely beating your addiction senseless one day at a time. See you tomorrow!

[lmcb]

Way to go Weedsta!! HOF it is!!!!!!
I stay quit with you!

I invite you to check out the song link (100days100nights) below my sig.-- don't play it right away but look at the lyrics--Interesting

[suthern_gntlman]

Congrats on 100 days Weedsta!!

If you have not already, I encourage you to write a HOF speech. It is another investment in your quit and will help with your resolve to be a quitter!

God bless!!

[ChickDip]

Weedsta, Congrats on the Hall Of Fame!!

Thanks for being a big part of my quit. Thanks for being a role model on how this quit thing works.

And Now the Quit Continues....

Congrats on your 100 days!!

[BrianG]

Weedsta, Congrats on the Hall Of Fame!!

Thanks for being a big part of my quit. Thanks for being a role model on how this quit thing works.

And Now the Quit Continues....

[worktowin]

Congratulations on a huge milestone today!

Life gets so much better from here dude. Take some time today to reflect on your past 100 days of winning! You've earned a nicotine free celebration!

[worktowin]

You are the real deal.

Every once in awhile a quitter joins that gets it. You support. Encourage. Call out bullshit. Post with newbies. Post with vets. Text. PM. You get it.

The bigger the web of support, the stronger your quit. You are the man.

[conecrusherman]

Brother...I am grateful for you...you called me turned me onto this website and told me about the support you were getting....I got off the phone and looked it up...the rest is history.

Quit on!!!!

[Weedsta]

Morning Weedsta....

A little more vocabulary for you.... you're not quitting a "habit".... you're fighting an addiction. It is an ugly fight. That's what FishFL meant when he said "...embrace the suck."

Over the past 26-27 years (adjusting for your 20 month stoppage), you've been putting enough nicotine in your bloodstream on a daily basis to kill a small laboratory rat. During that time, your brain created millions of additional dopamine receptors. Now that the daily drip of poison has stopped, your brain has to rewire itself to shut them down. It is a painful process. The physical elimination of nicotine from your body takes about 72-96 hours. That's the easy part. FAR more difficult is the mental withdrawal and adjustment that you're going to go through (the "suck").

But take heart.... thousands of quitters have done so before you, and if you have integrity and follow the game plan laid out by KTC, you will QUIT too, and wrestle your addiction under control. Read as much as you can on these pages, because there is an awful lot of fantastic advice on beating this addiction into submission. In addition, I don't believe that nicotine withdrawal has ever actually KILLED anyone (based on multiple extensive interweb searches)....it just FEELS like it sometimes.....so remember that when the craves hit (and they WILL hit!!)

Good to see you've already made the first step. Dive in, get to know your fellow April HOF classmates. Exchange numbers with them. Build a web of accountability so thick that if you're not on roll by a certain time, MULTIPLE people will come looking for you (via text, phone calls, etc).... It sounds strange, I know, but over time, they will become like an extended family.

One more thing.... if you're like most of us, the first few days/weeks you're going to be ready to bite folks' head off at the slightest provocation. That's normal. Just don't let those folks be your lovely wife, kids, coworkers, or friends. You want to rage? Come in here and vent all you want. It's therapeutic, and it doesn't damage your relationships like blowing up at them definitely would.

Welcome to the suck. Welcome to getting YOU back.

Thx Cav just reading this now...nice to go reflect on when it started and be proud of what I have achieved with everyone's help.

[Weedsta]

Well, I am 46 yrs old and have been dipping since college some 28 yrs. I quit for 20 months back in 2005 but was an idiot and picked it back up again and have not been able to quit nor had the desire. I quit again last month and did great for 4 days and then the devil got me and I started back. I am resolved to kick this habit for me, my wife, my kids, and my Lord. I discussed it with my wife and as of 12AM tonight I will flush away the remnants of the can I have now and will start this journey anew. I am looking for support and to support others as I make this my new norm and never touch the stuff again. Looking forward to the journey!

Weedsta,

Firstly, welcome to the Fraternity. I wish you well for your upcoming journey.

Secondly, if you quit, you will quit now. Sounds like an order, no? Actually, it's just an acknowledgment. It's always now - when later comes, it'll still be now, only then. So you might as well just dump the can(s) right now. If you want to give yourself the Very Last Dip Ever while you are doing this, as most people do, fair enough. I'm in no fit state to preach against that, as I did it myself! ;o) That said, dumping it all into the garbage without ceremony - accepting the fact that you already had your Very Last Dip Ever - is by far the finest course of action.

Finally, I must impress upon you the necessity of being quit for life. Just one hit of nicotine will bring the addiction back full force; it will be the same as though you had never stopped. Remember that the addiction never goes away; it merely goes dormant, waiting for the next nicotine fix. You would do well to read my signature for more info on that concept.

just now coming back and reading this post...thanks for caring and helping me kick this quit off right!! quit on!

[Weedsta]

Good for you! Here to beat this with you! We both win by saying no each day, each hour.

just now reading this...thx for the kind words...and for quitting with me each day!

[Weedsta]

Weedsta- I'm 47 and dipped since probably 14. You can quit too - one day at a time. If you stopped dipping for 20 months you know what it's like. Get in a quit group and get started. Today can be your Day 1!!

thank you for those words when I started my quit...just reflecting back on the beginning of this journey and appreciate your words!

[Weedsta]

Ok.... Weedsta
Lets get off this idea about quiting in the future!
There is nothing to gain by postponing the pain.....until tonight.
Do it now.
Flush it.
And no promises to the wife.....talk about that later.
Can't quit for her.....
Quit for you!
Are you a man of your word?
Make a promise here today in your new Quit group.
Lets do it RIGHT NOW!
You in?

Go here... topic/30106725/

See inbox also...
Rawls 782

thank you for those words when I started my quit...just reflecting back on the beginning of this journey and appreciate your words!